Garden City gets medicare edge
IBNLive : Garden City gets medicare edge
Bangalore: Waiting in long queues to get treatment at hospitals may soon become a thing of the past.
The face of Bangalore's new hospitals - slick, suave and offering its customers a little more than just traditional medical care - is soon undergoing a change. Air-conditioned waiting lounges, wi-fi enabled kiosks, and feng shui paintings now greet patients at hospitals in the Garden City.
Manipal group has already acquired a hospital on Mysore Road and is also setting up a 300-bed unit near the new International Airport.
Wockhardt Hospitals is also setting up its largest unit so far - a 400-bed super-speciality hospital on Bannerghatta Road.
And Columbia Asia, India's first hospital to be set up with Foreign Direct Investment, is also setting up two more centres in Bangalore.
"Bangalore today is most wired to the rest of the world. That is a strategic advantage that Bangalore has, because all the time the globe is talking to Bangalore because of the outsourcing business," CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vishal Bali, said.
But the Government healthcare system continues to be poor. People don't mind paying that extra 35 to 40 per cent for better facilities and the cleanliness provided by private hospitals.
"Today people are discerning. Not only are they aware of various aspects of medical care, thanks to the Internet and communications being so good, but they also look at the environment in which the healthcare is provided," Chairman, Columbia Asia Hospital, Dr Nandakumar Jairam, said.
And it's not just people from the Bangalore who keep these hospitals in the business. The significantly lower cost of surgery in India, ensures that speciality hospitals like Narayana Hrudayalaya and Wockhardt receive a steady stream of patients from across the world.
CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vishal Bali, admits that there is a huge cost differential between the medical facilities in India and other countries. "But the difference is also from the perspective that there is no difference in quality today," he adds.
Many consider Bangalore as the face of emerging India - the city of IT, the city of innovations, the city of the future.
And now, with the brick and mortar hospital buildings transforming into classy glass and steel edifices, Bangalore is sure on health superhighway.
from CNN Asia reports
Bangalore: Waiting in long queues to get treatment at hospitals may soon become a thing of the past.
The face of Bangalore's new hospitals - slick, suave and offering its customers a little more than just traditional medical care - is soon undergoing a change. Air-conditioned waiting lounges, wi-fi enabled kiosks, and feng shui paintings now greet patients at hospitals in the Garden City.
Manipal group has already acquired a hospital on Mysore Road and is also setting up a 300-bed unit near the new International Airport.
Wockhardt Hospitals is also setting up its largest unit so far - a 400-bed super-speciality hospital on Bannerghatta Road.
And Columbia Asia, India's first hospital to be set up with Foreign Direct Investment, is also setting up two more centres in Bangalore.
"Bangalore today is most wired to the rest of the world. That is a strategic advantage that Bangalore has, because all the time the globe is talking to Bangalore because of the outsourcing business," CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vishal Bali, said.
But the Government healthcare system continues to be poor. People don't mind paying that extra 35 to 40 per cent for better facilities and the cleanliness provided by private hospitals.
"Today people are discerning. Not only are they aware of various aspects of medical care, thanks to the Internet and communications being so good, but they also look at the environment in which the healthcare is provided," Chairman, Columbia Asia Hospital, Dr Nandakumar Jairam, said.
And it's not just people from the Bangalore who keep these hospitals in the business. The significantly lower cost of surgery in India, ensures that speciality hospitals like Narayana Hrudayalaya and Wockhardt receive a steady stream of patients from across the world.
CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vishal Bali, admits that there is a huge cost differential between the medical facilities in India and other countries. "But the difference is also from the perspective that there is no difference in quality today," he adds.
Many consider Bangalore as the face of emerging India - the city of IT, the city of innovations, the city of the future.
And now, with the brick and mortar hospital buildings transforming into classy glass and steel edifices, Bangalore is sure on health superhighway.
from CNN Asia reports
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